NURS 6501 Advanced Pathophysiology Final Exam Questions and Answers 2024
A child with acute poststreptococcal glomerulonephritis is voiding smoky, brown-colored urine and asks the healthcare professional to explain what causes it. What explanation by the professional is best?Selected
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Presence of red blood cells
Cystic fibrosis is characterized by which symptom?Selected
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Excessive mucus production
What is the primary pathologic alteration resulting from ankylosing spondylitis (AS)?Selected
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Inflammation of fibrocartilaginous joints of the vertebrae
Which spinal tract carries the most nociceptive information?Selected
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Lateral spinothalamic
Parents bring their 1-year-old child to the emergency department, reporting that the child has been irritable and pounding on her head, has projectile vomiting, and seems very sleepy for most of the last 3 days. What diagnostic testing does the healthcare professional prepare the child and parents for as the priority?Selected
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Lumbar puncture with CSF cultures
A patient reports frequent nightmares. For which of these should the healthcare professional assess the patient?• Question 1
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History of traumatic event
A newborn baby displays jaundice 20 hours after birth. What action by the healthcare professional is most appropriate?
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Draw blood to measure total bilirubin.
Local signs and symptoms of Hodgkin disease-related lymphadenopathy are a result of what?
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Pressure and obstruction
Which bones are affected in Legg-Calvé-Perthes disease?
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Heads of the femur
A patient has been diagnosed with acute lymphocytic leukemia (ALL) and asks the healthcare professional to describe it. What description by the professional is most accurate?
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ALL is a progressive neoplasm defined by the presence of greater than 30% lymphoblasts in the bone marrow or blood.
A newborn has meconium ileus. What diagnostic test does the healthcare professional advise the parents about?
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A sweat test
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A healthcare professional is educating a community men's group on symptoms of benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH). The professional relates that most symptoms are a result of which pathophysiologic condition?
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Compression of the urethra
A patient in the healthcare clinic reports fatigue, weakness, and dyspnea, as well as pale conjunctiva of the eyes and brittle, concave nails. What assessment by the healthcare professional is most appropriate for the suspected anemia?
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Oral mucus membranes and tongue
Prenatal exposure to diethylstilbestrol (DES) can result in which type of cancer?
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Vaginal cancer
A healthcare professional is caring for a patient diagnosed with aphasia. What action by the professional would be best in working with this patient?
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Provide speech therapy.
What are the clinical manifestations of testicular cancer?
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Firm, nontender testicular mass
A person has been diagnosed with acute lymphocytic leukemia (ALL) that is positive for the Philadelphia chromosome. What statement by the healthcare professional is most appropriate?
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